Of all that humankind has inherited through our ancestry, no single language has transcended every age as powerfully as music. For thirty years, NEUROSIS have formed an unbreakable union, channelling that inheritance of sound with great command and authority. Showing their discontent with convention from the very beginning, NEUROSIS revealed what would become an instinct for transformation in sound and scope. Their sound has become interchangeable with vision of the conscious and unconscious, coexisting in an infinite audial spectrum. A vision that challenged not only the constraints of what listeners, and indeed the band themselves expected, but of themselves as beings. Going beyond the remarkable, NEUROSIS have become unforgettable.

The journey of their music has found the band relishing the unpredictable, embracing the unknown and exploring the possibility of where the music was capable of taking them. This year finds NEUROSIS taking a dominant leap with their eleventh full-length, Fires Within Fires.Three decades in the making, and following 2012's Honor Found In Decay, the album is a testament both to the history and future of NEUROSIS. In true Ouroborean style, Fires Within Fires gives due to its predecessors while progressing forward into the unfamiliar and formidable. Striking the band's signature balance between light and dark, beauty and repulsion, dense sonic heaviness and reflective space. Fires Within Fires is succinct, raw and deeply soulful, an all-encompassing reminder to all that transfiguration in sound remains their most commanding and inimitable strength.

Created by Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till, Jason Roeder, Noah Landis, and Dave Edwardson. The album features exquisite album artwork from the renowned Thomas Hooper and the stellar recording work of the group's longstanding engineer Steve Albini. We are proud to reveal the artwork and track listing for the album below...

I watched the preview video they released for this, and I know you can't really judge a Neurosis record by a 3 or 4 minute except of what is probably over an hours worth of music, but it was boring and I think I am not going to get much from this release.

The last time I saw them live they were on-form and it was cool but there is just so much "mystique" surrounding the band now and they get treated with such a reverence that sometimes I don't think is deserved.

Enemy of the Sun and ASTNS will always be classic records for me, TSIB and ToG are also very special, hell, I'm into the record they did with Jarbo but their recent output is not pushing into new areas that I am interested in. EoES was the absolute low point of their output for me and just amplified the shitty-end of "post-metal" for me, and there is too much of EoES in what they have done since.

For me, Cult of Luna have eclipsed what Neurosis were doing. Many Neurosis fans will spit teeth and blood at the suggestion I expect but I'm not backing down from it. Sure, CoL owe a huge debt to Neurosis but what CoL have done - apart from their own EoES moment with Somewhere Along The Highway - is progress and change from album to album significantly that I don't feel that everything they do i a rehash ... which is what Neurosis are doing.

To come to the point. Neurosis are not Slayer, they are not AC/DC, they are not ZZ Top. These bands can release a record and it can be exactly the same as the last one and that's fine. I expect more from Neurosis, they re failing to deliver.

I agree with Elrrek... Neurosis for the past 12 years or so have been very complacent with their music. I like the hard-hitting Neurosis, the end-of-the-world Neurosis... I saw them at their best on the Through Silver in Blood tour, and they were crushing. Since they started to incorporate elements from Von Till and Kelly's solo projects, it became a bit predictable and soft (when I say soft, I mean boring). And the lyrics + imagery are leaning more and more towards stereotyped metal stuff.

'In my life so far, I have discovered that there are really only two kinds of people: those who are for you, and those who are against you. Learn to recognize them, for they are often and easily mistaken for each other.'

You know what? I partially agree with you - Neurosis is no way breaking any new grounds.
Hell, their last groundbreaking album was Through Silver in Blood, after that they opted for "typical songs format" (but what the songs!).
Still I just love their music, their way to play guitar music and their "not give a fuck attitude" - they just play for themselves and you can really see that, they don't just jump into bandwagon and play 30th Anniversary worldwide tour, like they sure could to earn some good money for a chance.
They are also the best band to see live.
I'd never agree that they are boring in their recent years, though - all of their albums are at least good imho and I actually consider The Eye... one of their best.
Cult of Luna? Funny, I've tried many times with them, I like some songs a lot, but still they sound like they "try too much" and are just not that interesting. Not in a same league as Neurosis for me - I know few people that actually came from listening to bands like CoL or Isis and said that they're better than Neurosis because of "better song structures" and whatever, but after some years of listening they all agree that Neurosis is actually better, got more depth and feelings.
It's just interesting how completely different can people perceive music.

I know, there are some guys here who will say that Neurosis is the most overrated and pretentious crap ever, (that is actually Schwanzz), but I've got only this for them:

The Eye of Every Storm was decent but it tried to recapture what ASTNS did and couldn't quite hold up to it. Like Kerr said its a bit TOO 'post metal' (I prefer Post Raisin Bran personally). I thought the last one was pretty decent though. They're never going to touch the whole Enemy Of The Sun-Times of Grace period until something fucked up happens to one of em again and they get angry like they used to be. They should let Dave sing on all the songs on the next one.

The Eye of Every Storm was decent but it tried to recapture what ASTNS did and couldn't quite hold up to it. Like Kerr said its a bit TOO 'post metal' (I prefer Post Raisin Bran personally). I thought the last one was pretty decent though. They're never going to touch the whole Enemy Of The Sun-Times of Grace period until something fucked up happens to one of em again and they get angry like they used to be. They should let Dave sing on all the songs on the next one.

I like Avalanchers best because I can have my opinion written down without having to touch the keyboard.

Well, 'Fires Within Fires' has leaked and I've had a listen to it, in it's entirety. It's pretty much Neurosis really.

.. Loud parts, quiet parts followed by loud parts.. rinse and repeat. This has been a lazy review and it doesn't do them justice.

.. I think there's a bit of everything for everyone in this record.

.. Therein probably lies the problem, as, the old hardcore lot will be saying.. 'eeww, no.. another meandering acoustic interlude' and the more librarian types will be saying, 'oh , I don't know why they have to be playing the heavy metals in the middle of the nice meandering acoustic interludes!'.. they can't win hahaha

Upon first listen, I quite like it, but, they aren't breaking any new ground on this record, imo.